Osteoclasts eat stem cells out of house and home

Osteoclasts carve out the marrow space where hematopoietic stem cells reside, but they have been considered bystanders during hematopoiesis. Osteoclasts are now shown to mediate stem cell mobilization, enabling stem cell emigration from the marrow to the circulation.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature medicine 2006-06, Vol.12 (6), p.610-611
Hauptverfasser: Purton, Louise E, Scadden, David T
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Osteoclasts carve out the marrow space where hematopoietic stem cells reside, but they have been considered bystanders during hematopoiesis. Osteoclasts are now shown to mediate stem cell mobilization, enabling stem cell emigration from the marrow to the circulation.
ISSN:1078-8956
1546-170X
DOI:10.1038/nm0606-610